Education in Zambia 1,854 indicators covering education for Zambia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Official entrance age to compulsory education 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 12,280 2013 up 45.4% 36th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 11,278 2013 up 41.8% 35th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 12,688 2013 up 39.6% 40th Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 11,566 2013 up 27.7% 42nd Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 357,036 2024 up 45.9% 71st Government spending on education as a share of GDP 4.1% 2023 up 9.6% 105th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 11,457 2013 up 34.7% 34th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 12,496 2013 up 23.9% 38th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2012 up 67.0% 55th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 17.0% 2025 down 8.1% 58th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 18.4% 2025 down 10.2% 55th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 15.5% 2025 down 5.5% 62nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 46.7% 2025 up 37.0% 44th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 52.5% 2025 up 25.9% 34th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 40.8% 2025 up 54.5% 51st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 9.6% 2025 down 33.3% 65th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 8.5% 2025 down 36.1% 69th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 10.7% 2025 down 31.0% 62nd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 1.22 modelled data 2025 down 10.5% 25th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 4.1% 2023 up 9.6% 105th Primary education, pupils 50.2% 2017 up 2.4% 12th Inequality in education 0.2044 2023 down 6.0% 67th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 5.2% 2012 down 34.1% 56th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 1.16 modelled data 2025 down 3.5% 38th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 0 2025 — 101st Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 7 2025 unchanged 173rd End of the academic school year 2,022 tertiary education 2022 up 0.5% 147th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.7% 2012 up 63.6% 23rd Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 176th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2022 unchanged 1st Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 13,346 2013 up 280.2% 46th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.7944 modelled data 2025 down 7.4% 145th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 8.7% 2015 up 35.0% 30th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 8.8% 2015 up 38.8% 39th Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 1.1% 2012 up 1,209.3% 48th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 73.3% 2024 up 14.2% 158th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.2% 2012 — 57th Persistence to grade 5, female 73.3% 2012 down 6.2% 123rd Persistence to grade 5, male 75.7% 2012 down 8.9% 113th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 106.8% 2024 up 8.3% 34th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 76.4% 2024 up 24.3% 157th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 70.1% 2024 up 4.9% 161st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 17.7% 21st Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, male 2.7% 2012 down 63.6% 100th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS) 0.2% 2012 — 60th Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, male (UIS estimate) 9.2% 2012 down 64.2% 79th School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 9.71 years 2024 up 10.6% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, female 109.6% 2024 up 12.6% 24th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, adjusted gender 1.05 GPIA 2024 up 7.9% 13th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, male 103.9% 2024 up 4.0% 55th Preprimary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 88th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, female 10,377 2013 up 38.8% 27th Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, male 11,080 2013 up 22.1% 32nd Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st School age population, early childhood education, both sexes 2.46 million 2025 up 16.4% 36th School age population, early childhood education, female 1.23 million 2025 up 16.3% 36th School age population, early childhood education, male 1.23 million 2025 up 16.5% 37th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 34,860 2013 up 184.3% 25th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 48,206 2013 up 205.6% 43rd ← Previous Page 10 of 31 Next →